Adherence to treatment in medical conditions - Lynn Myers

Poor adherence or compliance to treatment has major medical, psychological and economic consequences. This monographs provides comprehensive coverage of issues and research in the area of adherence and treatment in medical conditions. It covers all aspects within this field and includes chapters on the role of doctor-patient communications; memory; adherence in specific groups, such as children and the elderly; adherence to different treatments, such as diet and exercise; and reviews of adherence in specific conditions, such as diabetes and asthma.

"The editors and the various authors do an excellent job of organizing the vast and complicated adherence literature that now weighs down library shelves around the world. For researchers and students of health psychology who are new to the field of adherence, this book is a good starting place."